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Articles | Volume 15, issue 6
Articles | Volume 15, issue 6
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10 Dec 2019
Research article |  | 10 Dec 2019

Depth is relative: the importance of depth for transparent exopolymer particles in the near-surface environment

Tiera-Brandy Robinson, Christian Stolle, and Oliver Wurl

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Data from three campaigns were combined to look at the enrichment of gel particles, which act as a large source of organic matter transport, in the sea surface microlayer. Additionally, depth profiles showed that the vertical distribution in the upper 2 m of the ocean can be both homogeneously and heterogeneously mixed. This highlights the importance of depth for measurements when studying enrichment and the complexity of the near-surface environment.
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